Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

River Valley Resilience Retreat celebrates second anniversary
Gathered together in a small living room and kitchen area, a group veterans, first responders, politicians, and family members, have come together to celebrate and say thank-you. Wednesday's event at ...
Jun 05, 2024

Sask. Trucking Association concerned exemptions for Class 1 drivers will compromise safety
The provincial government is being urged to reconsider an exemption that allows foreign workers in the agriculture sector to temporarily drive on their home country's license for up to a year.The Sask...
Jun 05, 2024
Vote-by-mail returns for Saskatchewan voters ahead of 2024 election
Vote-by-mail is back again for the upcoming 2024 provincial election - applications opened on Tuesday.Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer of Saskatchewan, was excited to announce the opening of the ...
Jun 04, 2024
Sask. NDP calls for Jeremy Harrison’s job after email raises new questions
The Saskatchewan NDP is raising the volume on calls for Minister Jeremy Harrison to lose his job after an email shared on Wednesday raised new questions about an incident in 2016.The email appears to ...
May 30, 2024
Prince Albert MLA Joe Hargrave not running again in fall election
Another Saskatchewan Party MLA and cabinet minister won't be running in the province's next election.The party announced on Monday that Joe Hargrave, who has represented Prince Albert Carlton since 20...
May 27, 2024
Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts
A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You couldn't ...
May 25, 2024

'Quit bandaging it and fix the road': Mayor of Cumberland House
The Cumberland House First Nation has joined the Northern Village of Cumberland House in declaring a state of emergency due to the condition of Highway 123 which provides the only access to hospitals,...
May 24, 2024

Construction begins on housing project to support women and children in Meadow Lake
Work has begun on the construction of a new second-stage fourplex in Meadow Lake that will house women and children affected by interpersonal violence.Second stage housing provides safe, affordable, l...
May 24, 2024
Harrison brought gun to Legislative Building a decade ago, steps down as house leader
*This article was updated late Friday to include quotes from Harrison who spoke with a meadowlakeNOW reporter at his constituency office in Meadow Lake and reaction from the NDP leader.Jeremy Harrison...
May 24, 2024
Three-year contract offer to teachers includes 8% raise, money for class complexity: STF
The latest contract offer for Saskatchewan's teachers includes an eight per cent raise over three years and millions of dollars to address classroom complexity.The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation pr...
May 23, 2024